Re: /etc/init.d/network restart still get old IP

["Benjamin J. Weiss" <benjamin weiss name>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Tneoh Chee-Boon" <tneohcb gen-x com my>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:41 AM
Subject: /etc/init.d/network restart still get old IP


> Hello all,
>    Thanks in advance for any help.
>    Because of IP changes, I added an alias (eth0:1) for new IP to my
server's eth0 to
> avoid any error due to DNS' caching. The two IP on different network
subnets.
>    Now after I removed eth0:1, moved the new IP to eth0, execute
"/etc/init.d/network restart",
> I still get the old IP from "ifconfig eth0".
>    I have done and tried the methods below and yet still get the old IP
address in eth0:
> 1) Delete /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1.
> 2) Setup new IP in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0.
> 3) Execute /etc/init.d/network restart.
> 4) Reboot machine.
> 5) Shutdown and power off the server.
> 6) Unplug the network cable to restart the network init script.
>
>   I wonder what have I missed out here? Anyone encountered this problem
before?
>    Thanks.

Okay, this may be a stupid question, but:  How are you getting your eth0 IP?
Are you manually setting it, or are you getting it from DHCP?  While my home
box has a dynamic IP from my ISP via DHCP, I still maintain the same IP for
months at a time.  I *think* (I'm not a DHCP guru by any means) that this is
because the DHCP server has a preference for giving the same host the same
IP, if it's still available after the reboot/restart/etc.

Ben